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MECHANISM FOR TRANSPERRING OOILS 0F WIRE. No. 366,384. Patented July12,1887.-

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MECHANISM FOR TRANSFERRING GOILS 0F WIRE.

No. 366,384. Patentd July 12,1887.

' NITED' STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRED H. DANIELS, OF VVOROESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

MECHANISM FOR TRANSFERRING COILS OF WIRE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 366,384., dated July12, 1887.

Application filed Deeemherfi, 1886.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRED H. Dimmers, a citizen of the United States,residing at WVorcester, in the county of Worcester and State ofMassachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inMechanism for Transferring W'iredtod Coils, of which the following,together with the accompanying drawings,'is a specification sufficientlyfull, clear, and exact to enable persons skilled in the art to whichthis invention appertains to make and use the same.

The customary method of handling and transferring coiled wire rods asthey come from the rolling-mill and are reeled up in hot condition is toseize them with suspended tongs and swing them to and deposit them upona platform, truck, or car, upon which they are piled one upon anotheruntil the accumulated load is of the desired quantity to be removed toany designated part of the works. When loading up the platform or car,as the height of the piles of coils increases, the attendant is requiredto make greater exertion and effort to throw the hot coils with histongs to the top of the pile, and especially is this transfer andhandling laborious when the platform or car upon which the product orcoils are deposited is at some considerable distance from therolling-mill, reel, or place at which the product is taken.

The objects of my present invention are, first, to provide means in anapparatus for transferring coiled wire rods or product from the mill orcoiling apparatus to a receivingcar, platform, or place where theproduct of the mill is deposited as it is finished, whereby the rise dueto the accumulation of the pro duct as it is piled upon the platform maybe mechanically counteracted or overcome by variation in the distancefrom the platform surface to the point of suspension of the handlingdevice or transferring carrier, so that the attendant handling theproduct can do so to best advantage, and will not be put toextraordinary exertions and labor required for throwing up the coils orraising the weight of the material beyond the normal swing of his tongsor handling-tool as the piles or load of material accumulates and isbuilt higher and Serial No. 221,079. (No model.)

higher above the surface of the platform or car upon which the productis deposited; second, to provide an elevating mechanism, in combinationwith an overhead track or way, whereby said way can be raised ordepressed as desired; third, to provide means for elevating ordepressing the floor upon which the attendant works in its relation tothe car, platform, or place of deposit of the product; fourth, toprovide convenient and practical means under control of the attendantfor me chanically forcing the suspended handling device or carrier alongthe overhead track or way; fifth, to provide, in combination withsuspended tongs or device for handling and transferring hot wire coils,of a swinging over head track or way with mechanism for advancing andretracting the suspended carrier along said way, and means for swingingthe track to different inclinations for changing the relative height ofthe tongs or handling devices in relation to the platiormsurface uponwhich the product is deposited. These objects I attain by mechanism thenature and operation of which are shown in the drawings and explained inthe following description, the particular subject-matter claimed beinghereinafter deft nitel y specified.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view or elevationillustrating my invention as adapted in a plant or mechanism fortransferring coiled wire rods as they come from a rolling-mill and arereeled to a receiving car or platform. Fig. 2 is a transverse section ofthe overhead track or transfer-way, showing an end view of thesuspending traveler. Fig. 3 is a side view of the suspending traveler.Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view showing the manner in which thetrack or way beam is connected by trunnions to its support ing hanger.Fig. 5 is a transverse section through the beam and traveler-shiftingcylinder. Fig. 6 is a detail View illustrating the manner of operatingthe valve of the shifting cylinder.

In reference to parts, Adenotes the rollingmill for forming wire rods.

B denotes the coiling apparatus, whereby said rods are reeled into coilsas they come from the rolling-mill.

In the present instance ICO said coiling mechanism is illustrated aspro- Vided witha platform and hydraulic lifting device, I), for raisingthe coil to a convenient positionfordischargingit. Myinvention may,however, be employed with any kind of reels or coiling apparatus androd-forming machinery. i

B indicates a cover or guard for the reel, which cover is suspended fromthe piston of a hydraulic cylinder, 13, whereby it is raised forallowing access to the coil by hydraulic pressure in the cylinder,controlled by the valve b G indicates the coils of wire rod as reeled upfor transfer.

D denotes the handling-tool or transferringcarrier by which the coilsare removed from the reel B or place of delivery and transferred to thecar, platform, or place of deposit E. The handling device or carrier Dpreferably consists of tongs: suspended and balanced in such manner thatthe attendant can readily operate them in lifting and swinging the coilfrom the reel to the car; but it will be understood that a hook, forkedlever, or other equivalent may, if preferred, be used in'lieu of tongssuch as shown.

or overhead frame H of the building by a hanger, I, to which the beam ishung by trunnions tor other suitable connection,in a manner to allow theends of said beam to swing up and down.

J indicates hydraulic lifting mechanism sup-- ported on" the overheadframe of the building, and connected, as at J, with the'swinging trackF, for elevating and depressing the same, accordingly as hydraulicpressure is let into and released from the cylinder through the pipe],under control of the valve K, which is provided with anoperating-handle, K, at a convenient position for the operator.

The traveler G is preferably made as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, beingprovided with wheels G, that run upon the beam For on the flangesthereof, as indicated.

L indicates a hydraulic cylinder supported upon the beam or track F, andprovided with a suitable piston,the rodlof which connects with thetraveler G for shifting said traveler back and forth along thetransfer-way by the movement of the piston, when the water underpressure passes into and from said cylinder through the pipes m and m,accordingly as the valve M is shifted, under control of the attendant. V

N denotes a section of floor on which the attendant travels while hetransfers the coils of wire rod. Said floor is hinged near the reelingmechanism B, as at a, while its opposite end is supported by thehydraulic lifting mechanism 0, the action of which is controlled by thevalve 0, actuated by the handle O ,so

that said floor can be raised and depressed as desired. Along the underside of the floor is a rock-shaft, R, mounted in suitable bearings andprovided with arms 0* and r, to which are connected pedal-bars P and P,that extend up through the floor N, so that the attendant can, bydepressing the pedal-bar with his foot, rock the shaft one way or theother.

The rod M of the valve M is connected to the rock-shaft R by a crank orarm, S, so that the rocking of said shaft B in one direction or theother effects the operation of shifting the valve M, and therebycontrols the action of the hydraulic mechanism L for-advancing andretracting the traveler along the way or track F, for swinging the tongsor carrier and the coils or product supported thereby from the place ofreceiving to the place of deposit and back again. a

W indicates the water-supply pipe, and W the discharge-pipe, for thehydraulic mechanisms.

In the operation of my improved apparatus, when the rod is completed andcoiled, the attendant in charge of the reel raises the guardcover B andthe reel-platform, which latter elevates the coil 0 to a position whereit is seized by the attendant who handles the tongs or transferring-toolD. When he has the tongs gripped upon the coil, he places his foot 011the pedal 1?, which rocks the shaft R and shifts the valve for admittingpressure through the pipe m to the rear end of cylinder L, forforcingforward the piston and rod Z, which is connected to the suspendingtraveler G, there'- by moving said traveler toward the outer end of thetrack or way F and transferring the carrier or suspending tongs and coilheld therein from the reeling mechanism B to the car E or place ofdeposit, the attendant by his hold 011 the tongs Y guiding anddepositing the coil as he may desire. When the coil has been placed uponthe car, he places his foot upon the pedal P and by depressing it rocksthe shaft It in opposite direction and shifts the position of the valveM, so that the pressure is let into the front end of cylinder L,

through pipe 'm, thereby forcing back the piston and retracting-thecarrier G along the way F to return the carrier-tongs or handling-toolback to the reel for taking another coil.

As the piles of coils accumulate upon the car or platform and becomeofsuch a height that it is inconvenient for the attendant .to swing thecoil to the top of the pile, pressure can be let onto the liftingmechanism J and the track or way F raised, thereby increasing thedistance from the surface of the platform to said track, andconsequently carrying the transfer-tongs in a higher plane in relationto the surface of the platform upon which the coils are deposited. Insimilar manner pressure may be let onto the lifting mechanism 0 and thefloor N be raised, so as to increase its height above the level of thecar or platform, thereby carrying the attendant to a height that willcompensate for the increased height in the pile of coils upon the car.By thus raising the support from which the tongs are suspended and thefloor upon which the attendant stands while effecting the transfer ofthe coils, the labor is rendered substantially uniform, whether the pileof coils upon the car or platform is high or low, and the necessity ofextraordinary exertion on the part of the attendant for piling the coilsto an inconvenient height or beyond the normal swing of the tongs isobviated.

What I claim as of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. In a transferring apparatus, the combination, with a handling andtransferring carrier, of asuspended overhead supporting track or way andmeans, substantially as described, for varying the distance between saidtrack and the top of the receiving car or platform whereon the productis to be deposited, for the purpose set forth.

2. An apparatus for discharging coiled-wire rods, comprising a suspendedoverhead track or way, a handling and transferring carrier" suspendedfrom a traveler mounted on said track, a receiving car or platform, anda hy- 0 draulie lift-ing mechanism adapted for varying the distancebetween the receiving-platform and the track on which the carrierissuspended.

, 3. The combination, with an overhead track or way, a suspended hadling and transferring mechanism, and a receiving truck or platform, ofan upwardly and downwardly adjustable floor, substantially as and forthe purpose set forth.

4. The combination, with the transfer tongs or carrier and theirsuspending mechanism, of a hinged track or way and an elevatingmechanism for raising and depressing the end of said track for varyingthe height of the carrier relatively to the platform whereon the productis deposited.

5. The combination, with an overhead track or way and a suspendedhandling mechanism or transferringcarrier, of a cylinder and pistonconnected for mechanically shifting the said carrier back and forthalong said track, sub stantially as set forth.

6. The combination, with a rodproducing mechanism and a platform ontowhich the product is transferred, of an overhead supporting track orway, a suspended transferring-carrier, and means for varying thedistance between the track and platform, of a cylinder and piston formechanically moving said carrier back and forth along said track,substantially as set fOlhh.

7. The combination of a rod-coiling mechanism, a receiving carorplatform, asuspended transferring and handling mechanism, and anadjustable floor, as set forth.

8. The combination, with a rod coiling mechanism, of a movable overheadtrack or way, means for raising and depressing said way, the handlingdevice, tongs, or carrier,an upwardly and downwardly adjustable floor,and means for raising and depressing said floor, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

9. An apparatus for discharging coiled-wire rods, consisting of asuspended overhead track or way a handling and transferring carriersuspended from a traveler mounted on said track, a receiving ear orplatform, a hydraulic lifting mechanism adapted for varying the distancebetween the receiving-platform and the track on which the carrier issuspended, and a shifting mechanism for automatically moving saidtraveler back and forth upon said track.

10. The combination of an overhead track or way, a transferring-earriersuspended from a traveler mounted 011 said way, a cylinder and pistonconnected for moving said traveler, a valve (or valves) for controllingthepressure within said cylinder, and an operating-shaft connected forworking said valve and provided with conveniently-disposedactuating-pedals, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.

11. V In an apparatus for discharging and transferring wire rods, thecombination, with coil-producing mechanism and a receiving platform orcar onto which to deposit the product, of an overhead track, atransferring-carrier supported and movable on said track, a

carriershifting mechanism connected for mov-

